Only dozen Republican attorneys general back Trump mail-voting order
The Democracy Docket reported on 31 August that only twelve of the twenty-seven Republican state attorneys general have filed amicus briefs defending the Trump administration’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, as Democratic-led states persist in seeking a court injunction. Earlier, the U. S. Supreme Court had issued a series of orders in August 2026 that lifted lower-court blocks on the administration’s mail-ballot rules, allowing the Postal Service to implement new procedures in twenty-three states and the District of Columbia (NBC News).
The Court’s 6-3 vote to remove the injunction was followed by a temporary stay that paused a district-court ruling blocking key parts of the order (NPR). Subsequent rulings saw federal judges both reinstating and again halting the rules: a Boston district judge lifted a nationwide injunction, permitting the Postal Service to proceed (NPR), while later the same judge issued a second order blocking the requirements on grounds of insufficient time and funding before the November elections (Al Jazeera, also reported by AP News and The Guardian). Meanwhile, Democratic-controlled states filed lawsuits challenging the USPS rule, arguing it exceeds federal authority (Los Angeles Times). The Postal Service announced that the new mail-ballot requirements are now in effect for the upcoming midterms, prompting further legal challenges (The Guardian).
